[mythtv-users] Installing mythtv frontend on Xbox MK1 with Xebian, failed deps?

[Mike Dent]

On 4/19/07, Mike Dent <mcdent at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/19/07, Alexander Fisher <alexjfisher at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 19/04/07, Mike Dent <mcdent at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I installed Xebian on a mk1 XBOX, this all went fine. I installled it
> > > on the E: partition.
> > > When I now attempt to apt-get the mythtv-frontend etc as details here:
> > > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Xbox_Frontend_on_Xebian_stable
> > >
> > > I get the following:
> > > xbox2:~# apt-get install mythtv-frontend libmyth-0.20 mythtv-common
> > > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> > > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> > > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> > > or been moved out of Incoming.
> > > The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> > >
> > > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > >   libmyth-0.20: Depends: libjack0.80.0-0 (>= 0.99.0) but it is not installable
> > >                 Depends: libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.4) but it is not installable
> > >                 Depends: libqt3-mt-mysql but it is not going to be installed or
> > >                          libqt3c102-mt-mysql but it is not installable
> > >   mythtv-frontend: Depends: libjack0.80.0-0 (>= 0.99.0) but it is not
> > > installable
> > >                    Depends: libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.4) but it is not installable
> > > E: Broken packages
> > > xbox2:~#
> > >
> > > The step just before this is to do an apt-get update, this seems to pass without
> > > updating any packages, like:
> > >
> > > xbox2:~# apt-get update
> > > Hit http://ftp.at.debian.org stable/main Packages
> > > Hit http://ftp.at.debian.org stable/main Release
> > > Hit http://ftp.at.debian.org stable/contrib Packages
> > > Hit http://ftp.at.debian.org stable/contrib Release
> > > Hit http://ftp.at.debian.org stable/non-free Packages
> > > Hit http://ftp.at.debian.org stable/non-free Release
> > > Hit ftp://ftp.sunet.se sarge/main Packages
> > > Hit ftp://ftp.sunet.se sarge/main Release
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/main Packages
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/main Release
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Packages
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Release
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Packages
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Release
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/main Sources
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/main Release
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Sources
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Release
> > > Hit http://alexfisher.me.uk sarge/main Packages
> > > Ign http://alexfisher.me.uk sarge/main Release
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Sources
> > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Release
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Release
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Packages
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Release
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Packages
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Release
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Sources
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Release
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Sources
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Release
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Sources
> > > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Release
> > > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > > xbox2:~#
> > >
> > >
> > > Anybody else used these instructions to get myth frontend working on a mk1 xbox?
> >
> > apt-get update doesn't update actual packages.  It updates the list of
> > available packages.  A new debian stable release (etch) was made a
> > week or so ago.  Xebian is based on the old stable (sarge).  Try
> > editing your /etc/apt/sources file and run apt-get update again.
> > Change all references of 'stable' to 'sarge'.  This may fix your
> > dependency problem.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Alex
>
> Alex, many thanks.
> Your suggestion worked a treat!
>
> Mike
>
Just to report back that I now have Myth frontend working on one of
our mod chipped Xbox mark 1's. Rather impressive if a little slow.
Once our eldest son has 'tested' it for a few days I will do the same
to son number 2's xbox.
This now means they can play content stored on the main front/back end
box in the lounge, browse the epg and schedule their own recordings I
guess!? gulp!

Mike